I came to this anime having been a huge fan of the manga beforehand, and to tell the truth the first few episodes felt a little choppy for me... plenty of places where I thought that the flow could have been better, that weird "forward flash" thing in the first couple episodes, and so on. It felt like they were so impatient to get to the good bits that they tried to fit too many flashbacks into the first hour and a half, spoiling the future events of the series instead of slowly revealing them as time went on.
But it settles down later and really
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Jul 23, 2011
Full Moon Joker
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It's hard to really pin down this manga. It's a very shoujo-centric sort, with a lot of emphasis on romance, and slightly girlish, immature-looking art. If you're looking for a cute, sweet story with a few hilarious moments, go for it, but the story's mostly only there as a framework to hold up the romance.
Which is the main failing of this manga. I feel that a lot of the story potential was wasted. The whole concept of Joker cards, while a little out of the blue, was intruiging, and there was so much potential for backstory with the Kaichou (what IS his name?), the vice ... 
Apr 23, 2011
Samurai High School
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You know, you would think that this would be a horrible series. It's wacky. It doesn't make sense. You would think that if alien races existed, gender discrimination would be extinct (due to aliens having more than/less than two genders). The brother and sister don't look like each other at -all- (the brother's even shorter by half a head!), but NO ONE NOTICES! That's not to mention that the main female (male?) lead has a huge harem of annoying women, and there are all the shallow add-on supporting characters...
But I love it. It's hilarious. I read every chapter that's out and frothed for more. Samurai ... 
Apr 22, 2011
Zenbu Choudai
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It really isn't bad, but if you've read either Special A or Kaichou wa Maid-sama, this is a poor copy of the two. It had some potential, but it really ends up feeling like something of a shameless crib - without any of the strength of character that made SA and KWMS so memorable.
The trouble is that the female character is very hard to sympathize with. She's good at everything, of course, but her problem is that not only does she know it, she flaunts it... for herself. I found it hard to think of someone who expects everyone to worship at her feet as ... |
